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Question 1

• fence
• wind machine
• crib
• regional championship
• geek
• bald spot
• angry talk
• customer built-ins a built-in/fixed cupboard
• patio
• residential real estate
• orange slices
• a school play / school plays

Question 2

When I heard Manny want to fence. I was like, “Sure. Uncoordinated kid, lethal weapon. How can this go wrong?”

Question 3

I mean I worked with him a little, but the kid’s got skills.

It’s in his blood. It runs in his blood.

Answer 3

if you work with someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them

if an ability or tendency is in, or runs in, someone’s blood, it is natural to them and others in their family

Question 4

You know this nice moment I’m having with your son? You’re kind of wrecking it.

Question 5

Did you know the fencing goes back to the 12th century?

Do you know what’s nerdier than fencing? Knowing when it begin.

Question 6

Would this be easier if we suspended you from a crane.

Question 7

Any monkey can shoot a home movie. I pride myself on shooting home films.

You always just take things a little too far.

Cam, people are staring.

Question 8

My phone died.

No biggie. Your battery probably just …

Question 9

I used to go to the house of my friends, and I’d see their kids’ trophies, and it used to bug me, you know, because there was never a trophy in my house. Not until this one.

It’s kind of cool to have a kid in your house who’s the best at something.

Are they the best at something?

She is great at every single thing she tries. She’ll find her specialty.

She can meet someone who is the best at something.

Then that leaves Luke. We dropped the ball a little bit on that one.

Answer 9

drop the ball: to make a mistake when dealing with something because you stop thinking carefully or paying attention

Question 10

How about a nice round of applause for our winner Manny.

Manny now moves on to the championship, where he will be competing against Caroline. We’ll see you all back here at 4:30.

Answer 10

championship: a competition to find which player, team etc is the best in a particular sport

Question 11

This means more to dad than it does to Manny.

It’s his chance to be father of a champion. Well, second chance. We all know how the first time went.

Question 12

Everything’s always about Claire.

Question 13

I want to thank you guys for coming by and supporting the kid. You guys are the best.

Question 14

That took a while.

She’s been asleep for 20 minutes. It just took me some time to sneak out without waking her up.

Kind of like the first time you slept over here.

Question 15

Let’s talk about why you got your panties in a bunch. What’s up with you and your sister?

Nothing is up.

Or could this have something to do with ice skating?

Answer 15

“get your panties in a bunch” is an informal and slightly humorous idiom used to describe someone becoming overly upset, anxious, or irritated about something that might not be a big deal. It often suggests overreacting to a situation.

• Don’t get your panties in a bunch; everything will work out fine.
• She got her panties in a bunch over a harmless joke.

Question 16

This is interesting to no one.

Question 17

Clair was nice, because it was ironic and she wasn’t.

Question 18

Mitchell is still upset because Claire quit the team right before some meet.

Some meet? The 13-and-under regional championship. Just the Emerald City at the end of my yellow brick road.

Question 19

Seeing your dad so proud of Manny didn’t stir up any resentment?

Fine,you always do this. Instead of letting your feelings out, you bury them, and then they bubble up in hurtful ways.

I might still be holding a little resentment, and it’s embarrassing and petty and it’s not a good color on me.

Answer 19

hold: to have a particular opinion or belief or quality
- Experts hold varying opinions as to the causes of the disease.
- Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.

Question 20

Stop making yourself such an easy target.

Question 21

This feels right.
I have a good feeling about this.

We’re pursuing excellence. We made a list of areas the boy might excel at and … baseball.

I read it only takes 10,000 hours to achieve excellence. You’ve already got, what, how many hours playing ball?

I can see why you ruled out math.

Answer 21

rule out: to decide that something is not possible or suitable

Question 22

I want Luke to be successful. But I don’t think a parent can just force that. I think you just have to have faith that the kid is gonna find his own way.

Question 23

It sounds a lot less lame in my head.

Question 24

I said a lot of things I wish I could take back but I can’t.

What I can do is to be the dad you need me to be to help you become masterful.

Question 25

You rest that cannon while I run this down.

Answer 25

run sb/sth down: to find someone or something after searching for a long time
- I finally ran him down at his new office in Glendale.

Question 26

Toss me your glove. I’ll put some oil on it.

Question 27

I’m beginning to understand why there’s so much conflict on your continent.

Question 28

Check this out.

Question 29

Jay loves to make T-shirt for special occasions.

A few years back, my granddaughter Haley ran a 5k, so I had a few of these made up.

Question 30

I love it when you’re so proud of Manny.

Question 31

That’s probably just butterflies.

Question 32

He shouldn’t be doing anything that makes him nervous.

Question 33

Defeating a woman would be a mark on my honor.

Why? Because men are always so superior to women? So superior that you cannot even finish your sentence?

If you don’t compete with this girl, you are showing me and all the women you don’t respect us.

Question 34

Take back your sword and fight this girl like a bull.

Question 35

That’s really as loud as I can go.

Question 36

What does it take to make a great salesman? No big secret. You just follow the ABC’s of salesmanship. Always be closing.

Don’t ever forget great home ideas just keep lurking, mostly nearby.

Often people question realtor’s sincerity. Take umbrage.

Answer 36

take umbrage: to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or show no respect to you
- Will she take umbrage is she’s not invited to the wedding?

Question 37

This is a great room, although “great” hardly seems to do a room like this justice.

Question 38

I’m just not sure how kid-friendly it is.

Question 39

(The backyard’s) It’s got room for 10 treehouses.

Question 40

I wish you’d go back out to the patio.

Question 41

There you are. I’m gonna get change and then we’ll go back to Manny’s match.

Question 42

Remember when you were all worried about our son’s a dud?

It’s not exactly the way I remember it.

Turns out he’s a natural.

At what?

At selling.

Question 43

So the buyer’s coming back in an hour with her husband.

Question 44

Why is your iPod in your mouth?

Question 45

So there’s no part of you that wants to clear the air with your sister?

Nope

Okay, fine. That’s your family’s way. I’ll respect that. But you should know, it’s hard on the people who love you.

We feel the tension. We hear the words that cut like knives.

Answer 45

be hard on sb/sth: to have a bad effect on someone or something
- Divorce can be very hard on children.
- Standing all day is very hard on the feet.

Question 46

Is he serious? It that what your little jab was about this morning?

Question 47

You steal my moment.

It doesn’t matter to you, because you had your own moment. You had cheerleading and high school plays and making out with the quarterback.

Question 48

It seems so petty, huh?

Well, it’s a little silly, but we all have our thing, don’t we? I’m just glad you’re getting it out of you.

Answer 48

petty: unkind and caring too much about small unimportant things
- petty jealousy and spitefulness

心结
释怀

Question 49

Stay focus, stay loose

Go get ‘em

Answer 49

stay loose: used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something

loosen (sb) up: to stop worrying and become more relaxed, or to make someone do this

加油

Question 50

Is she your little girl?

Her parents passed away. I’m her nurse down at the children’s hospital. But all of my patients are like family to me.